Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-14
HOUSE.
CHARLESTON. VIVA, February II.

CHARLESTON, WA, February II.
The House was opened with prayer by
Rev. j. C. Barr, of the Presbyterian
Church.
The Committee on Judiciary reported
back II. L. 239, ''To impose tax on col
lateral inhcritances, diStributive shares
and leyacies," with several amendments
and recommended that it do pass; and also
VI. b. 300, 'To amend the charter Of Adel-
phia Lodge No. s, of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows of the town of Clarks-
burg, with the same recommendation.
Mr.. Chipley offered II. J. X. ~, provld-
ing for turning over TO the State Fund for
general State purposes the surplus OF the
five cent tax for repairs and additions To
public buildings.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Smith-H Il. 800, changing the
time of holding the circuit courts in the
county Of Writ.
Ry Mr.. Hamilton-H. b. 32l, providing
for subscriptions to the capital stock OF
railroad corporations by counties, districts,
incorporated cities, towns and villages, ana
securing to the subscribers the full benefit
Of such subscriptions.
Senate Joint Resolution No. II, Rails
ing a Joint committee of the Senate and
House of Delegates to investigate the man
ner of letting and the conditions OF the
existing contract or contracts, pertaining
10 the furnishing of school books for the
public schools of this State, " was taken up
out of its order and agreed to.
II. Il. lOl, Concerning the ventilation
OF mines" WAS passed by vote Oi ~ to
none,
The Committee on Claims and Griev-
auces reported the petition OF Z. ). North
rup asking for payment OF claim Tor
bringing prisoner from Virginia on re-
ouisition from the Governor" with the
that the claim he paid.
Also. resolution ''In reference TO illegal
taxes paid by Storer College, in Jefferson
county" and reported II. b. 35:2!2, ''prOvld-
Ing for the refiInding to StOrer College, IN
Jefferson county, certain taxes illegally
collected from said College" and the rec
ommendatiOn that ii pass.
u. Il. ~, repeating the ''Snuff and To-
bacco Tax" was taken up for considera-
tion and passed by 4 vote OF 30 to-
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment on the part of the House on the
Joint Committee provided for under 5. j.
K. II, To investigate existing contracts
for school books, MeSsrs. Chew, Woods,
Thayer and Hoke.
II. B. 53. ITO have it discretionary
with the Court whether a person indicted
tor felony should be put upon his trlal at
the time at which the indictment Is
found, and also giving the attorney Tor
the State the right to erase as many jurors
from the panel rs the defendant, came up
on a third reading and occaSioned much
discussion. Mr.. Lucas objected TO the
bill. and moved that it be re-
committed to the Committee on
the Judiciary. This motion caused
considerable debate and several earnest and
aryumentative speeches were made by
Messrs. McWhortPr (patron Of the bill),
Hoke and Woods in favor OF the bill, ana
nv MesSrs. Kidd, IIagans and Lucas against
il. Mr.. Lucas withdrew his motion to
re-commit on unanimous consent being
given TO an amendment offered by him,
providing that nothing contained in the bill
shoul apply to the trial OF persons no"
under indictment. The bill was then
passed by vote OF 36 to ).
II. B. 1O6. Amending and re-enacting
the charter OF the town of Charleston,
was passed after some debate by vote OF
IL to none.
Mr.. Gardens bill, II. B. 40, ''To prevent
the deposit of the carcaSSes Of dead ANIMALS
and other obnoxious matters IN certain wa
ters in this State, or upon the surface OF
any road. street, alley, city lot, public
ground, market space or commons, ana
providing for the abatement of the nul-
sance occaSioned by such deposit and the
pupishment for violations Of this Act, was
also passed by vote of 10 TO !.
n. B. 13l, Allowing the filing OF aih-
davits and accounts in suits by the plain
tiff" was passed by a vote of al to l.
III. B. II, Requiring the consent of
parents or guardians TO the marriage oil
persons under u years of age and prohib-
iting the marriage OF persons under 10
wears OF age" was passed by a vote OF 81
to-.
II. Il. 81, Providing an alternate
method OF keeping in repair county roads,
was passed by a vote Oi3 to :.
III. Il. 2l5, Making appropriations OF
public money 10 pay members OF the Leg
islature and for salaries of the officers OF the
government was passed by n vote of "a to
none.
III. p. 239, Relating to powers OF attor-
ney with certain corporations apd To tue
rights and powers of such corporations,
was passed by a vote OF 81 to none.
III. B. 269, Relating 10 the appoint
ment of physicians TO attend prisoners
confined in the county jails,' was passed
by vote of 40 TO none.
lib 1870, Relating to the assessment
OF the property of incorporated companies,
was passed by a vote of 40 to none.
III. B. 276, Authorizing the lndepend-
ent Board of Education for the city OF
Charleston to issue bonds for the purpose
of building and equipping school houses In
said city," was passed by vote oil ~ 10
none. Mr.. McWhOrter then moved that
the bill take effect from its passage, and oy
motion of the same gentleman the an
nouncement of the vote was postponed
until Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
HB. l37, Concerning the powers and
duties of the State Board of Health" +" was
pased by a vote of 81 to ..
II. B. 500, Transferring stocks and IN
terests in banks to the School Fund, was
passed by q vote of 40 TO none. .
Mr.. Chew moved that the bill take ei-
feet from its passage and by motion of MIR.
Hamilton the announcement OF this vote
was postponed until Monday at 10 a. m.
The House then adjourned.
"whooping Cough"